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Has ISIS peaked? Terror group suffers setbacks in Iraq - CNN Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:34:22 GMT

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Has ISIS peaked? Terror group suffers setbacks in Iraq CNN (CNN) -- Is the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria finally beginning to feel the pressure? The first signs are emerging that a combination of coalition airstrikes and more assertive Iraqi and Kurdish forces are forcing ISIS to change its behavior and ... 'We Were Wrong': Commander in Charge of Training Iraqis Regrets US PulloutNBCNews.com Fighting ISIS Without Destroying IraqWall Street Journal (blog) General: Military Considering 'Modest' U.S. Ground Force to Fight ISIS in IraqBreitbart News The Daily Star all 88 news articles »

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Obama's 'Consistent' Story About Iraq Keeps Changing All The Time - Business Insider Sat, 15 Nov 2014 00:47:45 GMT

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Obama's 'Consistent' Story About Iraq Keeps Changing All The Time Business Insider Additionally, in recent days and weeks, the US' top military commander opened the door to using ground troops to retake Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, from the jihadist forces. "I'm not predicting at this point that I would recommend that those ... Islamic State advances halted in some areas of Iraq, US defense officials sayWashington Post Iraq needs 80000 good troops to retake lost territory: US generalReuters Pressure Building for Sending US Combat Troops Back to IraqThe New American Bloomberg -The Guardian -CBS Local all 559 news articles »

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Iraq and Kurds Reach Deal on Oil Exports and Budget Payments - New York Times Fri, 14 Nov 2014 02:31:35 GMT

New York Times

Iraq and Kurds Reach Deal on Oil Exports and Budget Payments New York Times BAGHDAD — Iraq's central government and the autonomous region of Kurdistan reached an interim agreement on Thursday over oil exports and budget payments, at least temporarily easing a bitter dispute that has threatened the government's stability. Capitol Hill skeptical of military strategy in IraqMilitary Times Baghdad Anti-IS War Room Model for Iraq-US CommandABC News Iraq's parliament speaker: US military response too 'slow'Rudaw Hurriyet Daily News -Wall Street Journal (blog) all 323 news articles »

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Airstrikes Fail to Slow ISIS' Iraq Killing Spree, Database Suggests - NBCNews.com Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:21:00 GMT

Airstrikes Fail to Slow ISIS' Iraq Killing Spree, Database Suggests NBCNews.com As the number of ISIS attacks climbed in Iraq, JTIC's database suggests the body count jumped dramatically. In January, the group was responsible for at least 47 fatalities. Starting in June — the month ISIS unfurled its black banners in Mosul — the ...

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Iraq troops 'push Islamic State from oil town of Baiji' - BBC News Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:55:33 GMT

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Iraq troops 'push Islamic State from oil town of Baiji' BBC News There are still reports of heavy fighting around the oil refinery, which is Iraq's largest. IS seized Baiji in June during a lightning advance through northern Iraq and laid siege to the refinery. The group, which also controls large parts of northern ... ISIL fighters driven out of Iraq's BeijiAljazeera.com Iraq's Forces Drive IS Militants From Key TownABC News Share “Iraq's forces drive IS militants from key...”NewsOK.com all 404 news articles »

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'Sending troops back to Iraq is insanity' - RT Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:33:25 GMT

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'Sending troops back to Iraq is insanity' RT There are many people in this country that have the intelligence to work out the situation that we can politically get rid of a group like ISIS, where we can politically bring peace to places like Iraq, where if the US continues to back despotic ... Doubling down: Obama's troop boost in Iraq is hard to fathomPittsburgh Post Gazette Obama's Decision To Send More Troops To Iraq Is Short-SightedOpposing Views President of WORLD HELP Travels To Iraq and Jordan; Finds Religious ...Religion News Service CNN -Hurriyet Daily News -The San Luis Obispo Tribune all 1,139 news articles »

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Iraq Christians Guard Village Taken From IS Group - ABC News Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:18:03 GMT

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Iraq Christians Guard Village Taken From IS Group ABC News The flag of an Iraqi Christian minority party is hoisted high over the village of Bakufa in northern Iraq, less than a month after Islamic State militants were pushed out and the extremists' black banner was taken down. The predominantly Christian ... Christians reclaim Iraq village from ISISCBS News all 40 news articles »

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George Will and the Iraq War Dead-Enders - The American Conservative Fri, 14 Nov 2014 05:43:30 GMT

George Will and the Iraq War Dead-Enders The American Conservative Yes, Will wrongly supported the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Like most other prominent pundits at the time, he bought into the official case for attacking Iraq and defended it. Like almost all other Republican and conservative pundits, he continued to ...

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Pentagon Considering U.S. Ground Mission in Iraq Ahead of Spring ISIS Fight - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 13 Nov 2014 22:28:58 GMT

Pentagon Considering U.S. Ground Mission in Iraq Ahead of Spring ISIS Fight U.S. News & World Report Top U.S. military officials are considering deploying ground troops to Iraq ahead of a reported offensive in early 2015 designed to take back key portions of the country captured by the Islamic State group. The recommendation would sharply contrast ...

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George W. Bush's claims on weapons found, and not found, In Iraq - Washington Post (blog) Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:46:24 GMT

George W. Bush's claims on weapons found, and not found, In Iraq Washington Post (blog) The Fact Checker was puzzled by Bush's reference to finding a dirty bomb in Iraq. It certainly sounded like he said that such a weapon was found in Iraq. But after listening to the tape a few times, we concluded that the former president, in an offhand ... and more »